Hey y'all,
I've got a 25 gallon batch of cyser going (yes, 25) in primary. The OG was about 1.095 or so, and I pitched five packets 71B-1122 along with a premade starter gallon. To my delight, fermentation got off to a nice, fast start.
However, the activity has slowed down pretty obviously, and specific gravity has stuck around 1.031 for two or three days. Yesterday I stirred/oxygenated it but gravity hasn't changed in those 24 hours.
I've been considering adding yeast energizer. Thoughts on this? I've never used 71B-1122 before but I understand it can be really slow (especially at 60F, which is my fermentation temperature). I'm not worried about speed. Just want to help the yeast if it needs helping.
I've got a 25 gallon batch of cyser going (yes, 25) in primary. The OG was about 1.095 or so, and I pitched five packets 71B-1122 along with a premade starter gallon. To my delight, fermentation got off to a nice, fast start.
However, the activity has slowed down pretty obviously, and specific gravity has stuck around 1.031 for two or three days. Yesterday I stirred/oxygenated it but gravity hasn't changed in those 24 hours.
I've been considering adding yeast energizer. Thoughts on this? I've never used 71B-1122 before but I understand it can be really slow (especially at 60F, which is my fermentation temperature). I'm not worried about speed. Just want to help the yeast if it needs helping.